Decentralizacja jako mechanizm odporności państwa. Rola samorządu terytorialnego wobec tendencji recentralizacyjnych i sytuacji kryzysowych
Decentralisation as a Mechanism of State Resilience. The Role of Local Government in Addressing Recentralisation and Crisis Situations

Summary/Abstract: This article analyses decentralisation as an institutional instrument strengthening state resilience in the context of contemporary security crises. The starting point of the analysis is the process of recentralisation of tasks and finances of local government units in Poland observed over the last decade, and its consequences for the capacity of public administration to respond to crisis situations. Based on an institutional and legal analysis of public law regulations, academic literature, and expert reports, the article demonstrates that decentralisation, grounded in the genuine autonomy of local government, constitutes an important component of state resilience and a prerequisite for effective governance in crisis situations.

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